Top Science Longreads of 2013by Ed Yong, National GeographicDecember 23rd, 2013I’m really optimistic about the future for long, deep, rich science reporting. There are more places that are publishing it, more ways of finding it, and a seemingly huge cadre of people who are writing it well.

Get a Whiff of 'Synthetic Biology'by Jim Hightower, Boulder WeeklyNovember 7th, 2013Welcome once again to the phantasmagoric world of DNA manipulators. This branch of genetic engineering wizardry calls itself “synthetic biology.” That’s an oxymoron meaning “fake life.”